Jroen87 Posted March 17 Share Posted March 17 Hi all, This weekend I've started off with my new project, the B-17G by Hong Kong Models in 1:48 scale. I did some work on checking out the reviews and stuff. Of course, having been inspired by the new series Masters of the Air, which tells the story of the Bloody 100th, of the 8th Airforce during the second world war. This is my second HK-Models kit, first one being the Lancaster. I really enjoyed the Lanc, tho it's has some flaws. The way these kits are engineered is just magnificent. Lots of slide molding, minimum ejector pins and lots of details! I alway try to get the most of an out of the box build, adding some home made stuff or leftovers from previous build. For this project I'm following that same principle. Most of the interior detail will never be seen again, no use to go all out. Going for the Queenie on this one, want to fool around with variant of Olive Drab, and make a great show kit! Today, I concluded the first session of the build. Assembled the bigger portion of the interior, painted it up, weathered it and added decals (not in these pics) Build was fine, some nasty ejector markings and some slight adjustments to the dry fit proces. All and all pretty happy with the result! Enjoy! Will be keeping a regular update on the build. Follow me on Instagram or Facebook: j.roen87 Cheers! 13 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martinnfb Posted March 17 Share Posted March 17 Beautifully smooth and clean finish. 4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
belugawhaleman Posted March 18 Share Posted March 18 Nice work! 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators JeroenPeters Posted March 18 Administrators Share Posted March 18 Lovely and welcome to the forum! Cheers, Jeroen 4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peterpools Posted March 19 Share Posted March 19 Terrific start and certainly my style of building ... will be following for the full journey. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jroen87 Posted March 19 Author Share Posted March 19 Thanks all for the support! Steadily continuing. Will be updating tonight. 😊 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peterpools Posted March 19 Share Posted March 19 Looking forward to the update. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jroen87 Posted March 19 Author Share Posted March 19 As promised! This evenings work: the front and back interior. So sad that nearly all of it will disappear once the fuselage is closed. Will try to score some more add-ons at Lingen this weekend. 🤗 Im really bothered that there a no control levers and the way the steering looks like. Maybe I'll score a nice Norden Bombsight on the way... Added some shades to create the plywood feel to the floor. Made some maps and logbooks, completed the front interior. Next up! Fuselage painting (inside)! 11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SigEp Ziggy Posted March 20 Share Posted March 20 The detail on your kit is very good and your paint work is fantastic! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jroen87 Posted March 21 Author Share Posted March 21 Did some upgrading on those horrific front seats. Removed the back and shaped with my exacto knife. Used some evergreen to fabricate some back rests. Quite happy with the result. Painted the forward fuselage bare metal, the green underlay offers a nice variation of color. 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peterpools Posted March 21 Share Posted March 21 WOW Terrific progress on the Fortress. Looking mighty good and the extra work on the wood floor and seats adds so much. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DocRob Posted March 22 Share Posted March 22 Fantastic interior work, scratching details like the seats and a very convincing paint job. Cheers Rob 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bomber_County Posted April 1 Share Posted April 1 On 3/21/2024 at 9:24 AM, Jroen87 said: Did some upgrading on those horrific front seats. Removed the back and shaped with my exacto knife. Used some evergreen to fabricate some back rests. Quite happy with the result. Painted the forward fuselage bare metal, the green underlay offers a nice variation of color. Looking great, I built the venerable Monogram B 17G years ago this looks to have more detail, looking forward to the next update…… 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
belugawhaleman Posted April 1 Share Posted April 1 Nice work! That does like a great kit. I also built the old Monogram kit and would like to make this one. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jroen87 Posted April 7 Author Share Posted April 7 Hi all, Some updates on the (sub)assembly's. Painted all the OOB engines, quite happy with the basic detail. Got an Norden Bombsight 1/48 at the Lingen modelfair couple of weeks ago, it really adds that extra mile to the detail. The OOB-Norden is just not what I wanted, especially when it is that visible through the front window. Added some scratch cabling and lines to the somewhat dull bomb bay roof. I will leave to top detachable, this just adds some slight playfully details. 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GusMac Posted April 7 Share Posted April 7 The bombsight looks brilliant, especially given the scale. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CANicoll Posted April 8 Share Posted April 8 That bombsight is amazing! I've built my fair share of 1/48 B-17s and the detail you packed into that little package is amazing. Impressive. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peterpools Posted April 8 Share Posted April 8 Terrific progress and right with Gus and Chris; the Nordon Bombsight looks awesome. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jroen87 Posted May 6 Author Share Posted May 6 Hi all! Got some new updates; well into the painting and weathering process atm. Kit is coming together quite nicely. Some nasty fit-issues and had some additional seams that needed work. Used various shades of OD to achieve the final result on the paint: Started off with a base-coat of white primer. Made all area's that need to be shaded black. Made some area's lightned up with white/yellow/green. All panel-lines and dark-shaded area's black. Started off with different tones of OD- and the ANA-variant green/grey. Used washes, Neutral Brown and Dark Green on the various panels and area's. When glossed and decals added, the model was given a fine layer of Panel-liner, which was removed by using a damp cloth. Now all is coated in a matt-varnish. Glossy coating the behemoth. She's taking up some serious space on my desk. A clear depiction of the various shades, tones and color variations that appear. Quite happy with the result! A bit further in the progress, used my Weathering Pencils to add some scratches. Made a serious mistake with the oil/exhaust-staining, the vents are not to be showing any trails. Reset, and try again! Very satisfied with the result! 5 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FullArmor Posted May 6 Share Posted May 6 attention to detail👍 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peterpools Posted May 6 Share Posted May 6 Fantastic progress and the realistic weathering is looking spot on the money. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KevinM Posted May 6 Share Posted May 6 27 minutes ago, Peterpools said: Fantastic progress and the realistic weathering is looking spot on the money. What he said !! 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FlyinBryan Posted May 8 Share Posted May 8 Those wood floors look super! 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martinnfb Posted May 8 Share Posted May 8 Finally a properly weathered upper wing vents , your attention to detail is amazing. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jroen87 Posted May 8 Author Share Posted May 8 Thank you all so much for the compliments. I'll be slowly working towards the finishline. It's a real beast, takes up quite some space and quite some time. 🤪 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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